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Nurses need to heal: Addressing COVID-19 related burnout
From inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to caring for sicker patients, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the United States healthcare system in an unprecedented way. Under normal circumstances, nursing and physician burnout affects up...
Why exercise is so important during menopause
According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s National Nursing Workforce Study, about 91% of RNs are women, and their average age is 50. In fact, almost half of the full-time and...
Nurse preceptors and new graduate success
Use these strategies to enhance new nurse clinical reasoning skills.
Takeaways:
The stress associated with the transition from nursing school to clinical practice can lead many new graduates to leave the profession.
A hospital transition-to-practice...
COVID-19 resilience and recovery
Resilience takes collaboration and alignment.
Undoubtedly, we’re navigating in unprecedented times. At a rapid pace, we’ve borne witness to a virus that’s overtaken every aspect of our lives on a global scale. Amid mass shutdowns,...
Lean on me
The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing nurses to their limits. The American Nurses Association (ANA) spoke with Tari Dilks, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, president of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (an ANA premier organizational affiliate),...
Another thought on The Year of the Nurse: Everyday appreciation
Value yourself and your colleagues every day of the year.
Year of the Nurse is well under way, but the COVID-19 crisis has swiftly created an even greater recognition of nurses and other healthcare providers...
The eyes of the world are on nurses
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Nurses Association and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast the retirement of more than half a million registered nurses by 2022. They make up just a small...
The value of grit and resilience during a global pandemic
COVID-19 has changed the landscape of the healthcare industry. In fact, it has warped an already intense environment and made for one that breeds higher levels of stress and anxiety than ever before. Do...
How the brain balances feelings of stress and calm
An imaging study published in the Nature Communications journal focused on how different regions of the brain, specifically the hypothalamus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, react to stressful images.
Common physical effects of stress include heightened...
Emotional rollercoaster of providing COVID-19 care
The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for a variety of emotions, including fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, despair, and grief. But as a member of a nurse educator team for three pop-up “surge” ICUs, I feel...
Dialing down drama at work
Model the behavior you want to see in your staff.
Takeaways:
The average staff member spends 2.5 hours a day distracted by dramatic coworkers.
Workplace drama erodes trust and contributes to a lack of psychological...
ANA Enterprise works to support the mental health, well-being, and resilience of nurses
With each passing day of the global pandemic, it’s apparent that nurses caring for patients with COVID-19, along with those providing daily care under strained circumstances, need as much mental health and well-being support...
Nursing, night shift, and nutrition
Planning and preparation can mitigate the negative effects of working nights.
Takeaways:
Working night shift interferes with circadian rhythms and biological functions that are associated with health problems.
Altered circadian rhythms and sleep-wake cycles lead...